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Just checking in to say hi, I've been restoring a Porsche 924 N/A, it's the biggest automotive project I've undertaken so far. I've been in love with 924's since I saw my uncles Carrera as a kid before he crashed it.
6 months in, tonnes of progress and still a long way to go, but I'm still having a lot of fun. I'm based in Ireland and I've had some trouble sourcing parts, I appreciate any help or advice!
So far:
New plugs & leads
New starter motor
Replaced radiator
Flushed kjet
Full service inc. belts and pullies
Electric windows now unstuck
Currently troubleshooting electrical gremlins
Looking forward to getting this thing road legal and meeting you guys out in the road!
Welcome!
Where abouts in Ireland are you.
I’m originally from Offaly and live in the US but I have a place in Skerries, Dublin where I spend some time during the year. Heading that way next week.
I’m no car restoration expert. My oldest car is a 1973 Porsche 914 which I’ve been doing some minor work on.
Good luck with the restoration.
There’s some pretty knowledgeable people on here that I’m sure can help ask any questions you may have.
Thanks for the warm welcome! Pano is where I saw the advertising for this site… cool place!!! The cayman is setup pretty well, however the GT3 is even better. I’ve had it since 2015 and it had 12k on it. It has 24k now and since it’s gone up x2… plus!! so now I’ve been avoiding driving it as much for fear (ya… I know!!). I’ve been offered an absurd amount of money for it recently… if I do, I plan to get a 996 GT3 and pocket the rest.. or an Emira. I do love the narrow body 996’s tho… tough one!!
Hi Lapo and welcome aboard. We are very happy to have you here. I saw your question on Facebook about whether you could print the odometer gear on a regular FDM 3D printer. I think it is "possible" but you would probably need a very small nozzle -- maybe a .1mm nozzle -- and print very slowly at .1mm layer heights or less. I'd be happy to send you one of mine, but it may be too thick for a standard envelope, and it might cost more to ship at parcel rates than it would cost to just buy one locally? Let me know if you want me to send you one -- we can try in an envelope (cheap) and see if that works....
Tom wrote: Mon Aug 01, 2022 8:42 am
Hi Lapo and welcome aboard. We are very happy to have you here. I saw your question on Facebook about whether you could print the odometer gear on a regular FDM 3D printer. I think it is "possible" but you would probably need a very small nozzle -- maybe a .1mm nozzle -- and print very slowly at .1mm layer heights or less. I'd be happy to send you one of mine, but it may be too thick for a standard envelope, and it might cost more to ship at parcel rates than it would cost to just buy one locally? Let me know if you want me to send you one -- we can try in an envelope (cheap) and see if that works....
Thanks Tom, but I think that shipment isn’t very cheap. I will try to print with .1 mm nozzle. If not work well, I will buy from partworks.de
Steve Wood, semi-retired IT Sales person, just had my 60th birthday, live in Camberley in Surrey, UK - 35 miles south west of central London.
My wife owns her beautiful Boxster 718S in Lava Orange which was purchased from new and she specified every bit of the vehicle herself, I just asked her to order the S model, with the PASM.
My Dad took me to a race track to watch F1 cars in 1972 when I was 10 years old and over the years he took me to many sports car races too. I fell in love with the noise from the 930/956/962 and 911s I saw on the track and figured that if I got the chance to own a 911 as a grown up, I would - my folks were ordinary school teachers and my Dad never had 911 money.
In January 1987 I became top sales person one month at data networking manufacturer I worked at. I won the sales incentive car for that month - a red 1985 911 3.2 Targa non-sport. Holy Smoke! I span it through 180 degrees at the first roundabout I set off from as I dumped the clutch and it was icy. I loved it, drove it every where, took my customers out in it but my Geneva based Swiss girlfriend of the time hated it. She lasted 2 more months.... I was then 911 crazy and bought my own 1980 Slate Grey 911 SC 3.0 kept it at my Dad's house and let him drive it everywhere too. He loved driving it. I was just 25 years old. I sold the car a year later for more money than I paid for it... and used the cash to put a down payment on a house with my now wife, who fortunately loved that slate grey 911 too.... For me it was the engineering of the car, the way everything just fitted together beautifully, the shut lines of the body panels, the rolling curves of the vehicle and the gorgeous whale tale. Every time I drove the car, I felt a $1,000,000. My wife says that about her 718S too.
I also owned a 2001 986 2.7 Boxster purchased in 2015, but it was a badly maintained car, I should not have trusted the 'independent' service history and within 3 months the big ends failed.
Looking forward to being active on the forum, I don't yet maintain the 718S myself, I let the main Porsche dealer do that for now, but I know in a few years time, I might have to start.
My other passion is motorcycles, I have several including a 2018 BMW S1000RR (197 Bhp and approx 200kg (440lb) I love touring around the UK and Europe on it just so that I can find some twisty roads and enjoy myself. I've also passed Advanced Riding and Driving tests and became a full member of the IAM 14 years ago. I now act as a volunteer blood bike courier through the night every other weekend, transporting emergency boxes of blood products in the evenings on my favourite bike 2005 Triumph Daytona 955i (after the National Blood Transfusion Service has closed for the evening at 6pm) from the blood banks in London to the Hospitals in my home county of Surrey and London. I'm able to combine my riding passion to help people in my community in their darkest hours perhaps after road traffic accidents, maternity complications, street violence etc. We do it for free, no one in our charity of 88 riders draws a salary or takes fuel money etc. Gas is $9.70 per US gallon here in the UK and I usually ride for 160 miles in one evening as a blood bike courier at 40mpg. Effectively we put money back into our hospitals to support our fabulous NHS so that they can save having to pay for a courier and put the money towards patient care. Last year, we were awarded the Queens Award for Voluntary Service for our work during the pandemic.
stevetwood wrote: Thu Aug 04, 2022 9:17 am
Hi folks,
Steve Wood, semi-retired IT Sales person, just had my 60th birthday, live in Camberley in Surrey, UK - 35 miles south west of central London.
My wife owns her beautiful Boxster 718S in Lava Orange which was purchased from new and she specified every bit of the vehicle herself, I just asked her to order the S model, with the PASM.
My Dad took me to a race track to watch F1 cars in 1972 when I was 10 years old and over the years he took me to many sports car races too. I fell in love with the noise from the 930/956/962 and 911s I saw on the track and figured that if I got the chance to own a 911 as a grown up, I would - my folks were ordinary school teachers and my Dad never had 911 money.
In January 1987 I became top sales person one month at data networking manufacturer I worked at. I won the sales incentive car for that month - a red 1985 911 3.2 Targa non-sport. Holy Smoke! I span it through 180 degrees at the first roundabout I set off from as I dumped the clutch and it was icy. I loved it, drove it every where, took my customers out in it but my Geneva based Swiss girlfriend of the time hated it. She lasted 2 more months.... I was then 911 crazy and bought my own 1980 Slate Grey 911 SC 3.0 kept it at my Dad's house and let him drive it everywhere too. He loved driving it. I was just 25 years old. I sold the car a year later for more money than I paid for it... and used the cash to put a down payment on a house with my now wife, who fortunately loved that slate grey 911 too.... For me it was the engineering of the car, the way everything just fitted together beautifully, the shut lines of the body panels, the rolling curves of the vehicle and the gorgeous whale tale. Every time I drove the car, I felt a $1,000,000. My wife says that about her 718S too.
I also owned a 2001 986 2.7 Boxster purchased in 2015, but it was a badly maintained car, I should not have trusted the 'independent' service history and within 3 months the big ends failed.
Looking forward to being active on the forum, I don't yet maintain the 718S myself, I let the main Porsche dealer do that for now, but I know in a few years time, I might have to start.
My other passion is motorcycles, I have several including a 2018 BMW S1000RR (197 Bhp and approx 200kg (440lb) I love touring around the UK and Europe on it just so that I can find some twisty roads and enjoy myself. I've also passed Advanced Riding and Driving tests and became a full member of the IAM 14 years ago. I now act as a volunteer blood bike courier through the night every other weekend, transporting emergency boxes of blood products in the evenings on my favourite bike 2005 Triumph Daytona 955i (after the National Blood Transfusion Service has closed for the evening at 6pm) from the blood banks in London to the Hospitals in my home county of Surrey and London. I'm able to combine my riding passion to help people in my community in their darkest hours perhaps after road traffic accidents, maternity complications, street violence etc. We do it for free, no one in our charity of 88 riders draws a salary or takes fuel money etc. Gas is $9.70 per US gallon here in the UK and I usually ride for 160 miles in one evening as a blood bike courier at 40mpg. Effectively we put money back into our hospitals to support our fabulous NHS so that they can save having to pay for a courier and put the money towards patient care. Last year, we were awarded the Queens Award for Voluntary Service for our work during the pandemic.
Steve,
Thanks for joining and your informative introduction. I think you’ll find the Carpokes members friendly and helpful. Please post photos of your car if you can. Also, I’d love to see your motorcycles and prior Porsches if you have photos!
2024 - 911 Carrera Coupe Arctic Grey (Aerokit)
2023 - 911 Cabriolet Shark Blue / Blue Top (Traded)
2022 - 911 Carrera Python Green (Traded)
2008 - BMW 135i Cabriolet Satin Yellow Vinyl Wrap / Black Top
I saw your question on Facebook about whether you could print the odometer gear on a regular FDM 3D printer. I think it is "possible" but you would probably need a very small nozzle -- maybe a .1mm nozzle -- and print very slowly at .1mm layer heights or less. I'd be happy to send you one of mine, but it may be too thick for a standard envelope, and it might cost more to ship at parcel rates than it would cost to just buy one locally? Let me know if you want me to send you one -- we can try in an envelope (cheap) and see if that works....
